Caught it — comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) at dawn

Woke up at 4am, drove twenty minutes out of town to escape the glow. Found it near the horizon with 10x50s: a faint fuzz with a hint of tail. Not much to look at yet, but there's something about being the first to see it in your own eyes, not through a screen. These are the moments that keep me out in the cold.